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Week One
Mama’s Birthday Present
What's Inside the
Birthday Present?
This word-usage activity focuses on singular and plural nouns.
Pat's Party
This reading activity helps build skills in predicting outcomes.
The Old Man and His Door
This playful, Spanish-influenced folktale is sure to get laughs at story time.
Making a Pinata
Create a piñata for a Hispanic holiday or birthday celebration.
Unit Inquiry Project:
Share a Treasure
Have each child choose a personal treasure and prepare an oral presentation to share with the class. Have them include information about where the treasure came from and why they treasure it.
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Week Two
The Dot
Squiggle Drawing
Students learn about group dynamic by creating a group picture.
What Star Picture Can
You Make?
Make star pictures by connecting dots on the paper.
Science in Art: Thick
Painting in White
Experiment with texture by making and using a homemade thick paint.
Fill in the Blank: Art Colors
Have your students use these color words to fill in the sentences.
Art Survival Tips for the Elementary Classroom
These ideas are essential for a clean, successful art project.
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Phonics Songs and Rhymes Flip Chart
Large, colorful chart actively engages children in word work and helps them connect sounds to letters each week.
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Week Three
Mister Bones:
Dinosaur Hunter
All About Fossils
Use this fill-in-the-blank sheet to explain to your class how fossils were created.
Science Fun: Dinosaur Habitat
Find the 10 modern-day things hidden in a picture of prehistoric Earth.
Playing Prehistorics
Here is a play from which children will learn dinosaur facts.
Dinosaur Hunters
Students extract chips out of chocolate chip cookies to simulate the work that paleontologists do.
Future Fossils
This art activity builds skills in clay.
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Week Four
The Lady in the Moon
A Thanksgiving Quilt
Create a quilt using Thanksgiving terms.
Mooncakes
Teach children about Chinese culture by baking mooncake cookies.
Chinese Words and Phrases
This handout lists simple Chinese phrases, and their pronunciations.
Science and Language Arts: Moon Story
Students read a moon story, and make up their own story about the moon.
Week Five
Peter’s Chair
Oonga Boonga
Read aloud this story about a boy and his baby sister.
Whistle for Willie
by Ezra Jack Keats
Use this book for an author study on this week's featured author, Ezra Jack Keats.
Families Grow and Change
Use this activity to teach students about the stages that a family goes through.
Baby Sister Poetry Pack
In this activity, students explore the possibilities for nonverbal communication and emotion.
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Fresh Reads for Differentiated Test Practice
Fresh Reads for Differentiated Test Practice – Weekly below-level, on-level, and above-level passages give students additional fluency and comprehension practice. Multiple choice and short answer questions prepare students for state, national, and classroom tests.
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Week Six
Henry and Mudge and
Mrs. Hopper’s House
Magnificent Maps: Neighborhood Map
Interpret symbols and cardinal directions to locate places on the Neighborhood Map.
Blank Mask
Make masks for dress-up with your students.
Job Fair
Students will learn about different types of jobs.
Real or Make-believe?
This reading activity helps build skills in distinguishing real from imaginary events.
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